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Staff Sgt. John Bloyd, front, and Spc. Richard Washington, rear, check for obstacles as the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilots conduct a two-wheeled landing in the mountains west of Fort Carson, Colo., April 12. As the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to deploy to Afghanistan late this summer, the brigade began its High Altitude Mountain Environmental Training in early April at Fort Carson's Butts Army Airfield and will continue the training until mid June. The Black Hawk pilots have been practicing the two-wheeled landing, which they may need to use when there is not a large enough landing zone in an area where they need to insert ground troops in Afghanistan. These landings require more precision at higher altitudes due to the reduced weight capabilities and the wind conditions in mountainous terrain. Bloyd of Lemoore, Calif., and Washington of Fayetteville, N.C., serve as Black Hawk crew chiefs with Task Force Talon, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
| Date Taken: | 04.12.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 04.21.2011 08:02 |
| Photo ID: | 392565 |
| VIRIN: | 110412-A-4076C-200 |
| Resolution: | 1210x1822 |
| Size: | 208.79 KB |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
| Web Views: | 64 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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